BankUnited, Inc. (NYSE:BKU) to Post Q2 2025 Earnings of $0.70 Per Share, Wedbush Forecasts

BankUnited, Inc. (NYSE:BKU) – Stock analysts at Wedbush decreased their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of BankUnited in a research note issued on Wednesday, October 9th. Wedbush analyst D. Chiaverini now forecasts that the financial services provider will earn $0.70 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.80. Wedbush has a “Neutral” rating and a $40.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for BankUnited’s current full-year earnings is $2.86 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for BankUnited’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.70 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.68 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.80 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.85 EPS.

BankUnited (NYSE:BKU) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 18th. The financial services provider reported $0.72 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.65 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $250.20 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $243.65 million. BankUnited had a net margin of 8.41% and a return on equity of 7.76%. The business’s revenue was up 4.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.78 EPS.

A number of other analysts also recently issued reports on BKU. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of BankUnited from $35.00 to $39.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, September 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on BankUnited from $34.50 to $41.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on BankUnited from $35.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 1st. Royal Bank of Canada upped their target price on BankUnited from $29.00 to $31.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 9th. Finally, Hovde Group increased their target price on BankUnited from $33.00 to $41.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, July 19th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $35.80.

BankUnited Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE BKU opened at $36.57 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.22, a current ratio of 0.87 and a quick ratio of 0.87. The firm has a market cap of $2.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.76 and a beta of 1.33. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $36.18 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $31.80. BankUnited has a one year low of $21.02 and a one year high of $39.51.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On BankUnited

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. CWM LLC raised its holdings in BankUnited by 307.6% during the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,928 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $56,000 after buying an additional 1,455 shares during the last quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC bought a new stake in shares of BankUnited in the first quarter valued at approximately $57,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of BankUnited in the second quarter worth $74,000. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in BankUnited by 17.4% during the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 4,637 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $169,000 after buying an additional 686 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC bought a new stake in BankUnited during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $181,000. 99.70% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Douglas J. Pauls sold 3,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $36.50, for a total value of $127,750.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 43,654 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,593,371. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. In other news, Director William S. Rubenstein sold 7,864 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $38.57, for a total value of $303,314.48. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 10,282 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $396,576.74. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Douglas J. Pauls sold 3,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, July 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $36.50, for a total transaction of $127,750.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 43,654 shares in the company, valued at $1,593,371. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 21,507 shares of company stock valued at $802,400. 1.19% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

BankUnited Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 11th will be given a $0.29 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 11th. This represents a $1.16 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.17%. BankUnited’s dividend payout ratio is presently 50.00%.

BankUnited Company Profile

BankUnited, Inc operates as the bank holding company for BankUnited, a national banking association that provides a range of banking services in the United States. The company offers deposit products, such as checking, money market deposit, and savings accounts; certificates of deposit; and treasury, commercial payment, and cash management services.